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Fencer Vulns
low 2.1

CVE-2005-0342 json

The Finder in Mac OS X and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .DS…

published 2005-02-10 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0343

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Finder in Mac OS X and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .DS_Store file to an arbitrary file.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-793)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-793 Apple Mac OSX - '.DS_Store' Arbitrary File Overwrite local, 2005-02-07
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12458 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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